Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-03-23

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 23
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,264 head
▲ 888 vs last sale 376▲ 1,090 vs year ago 174 · +626.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 138▲ 74 vs year ago 79 · +93.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 7▲ 36 vs year ago 8 · +450.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $290.70/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −122.49 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$290.70
34 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.73
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523292.511,52932
Medium and Large 2-3545261.751,4272thin
One grade step is worth $30.76/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale34 hd
290.70
—
KY average25 barns · 713 hd
277.98
+12.73
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−122.49
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales
455408361314median 413.1903/1404/2506/2009/2610/31
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $327.75, median $413.19 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,779142.772,54047
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,694130.332,2088thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,278124.541,59243
CowsLean 85-90%High91094.718623thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$1,7851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$1,6092thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,3763thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,378$2,2585
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,312$2,2053thin

Every lot

107 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313326.28/cwt325.00–327.501,0212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384321.14/cwt310.00–325.001,2334
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413314.29/cwt303.00–330.001,2985
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521284.87/cwt280.00–290.001,4846
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,7661
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656269.84/cwt266.00–273.001,7706
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230315.00/cwt315.00–315.007251
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3238257.31/cwt247.50–270.006123
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3283257.63/cwt252.50–262.507292
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295285.00/cwt285.00–285.008412
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324296.97/cwt292.50–300.009625
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3333219.60/cwt210.00–240.007313
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0471
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370290.07/cwt287.50–292.501,0732
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373251.31/cwt240.00–262.509377
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420284.63/cwt279.00–290.001,19510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463271.80/cwt268.00–279.001,2583
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463246.52/cwt220.00–260.001,1415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519278.43/cwt258.00–285.001,4454
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525239.85/cwt210.00–260.001,2596
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5381
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553271.39/cwt267.00–280.001,5013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576237.20/cwt220.00–246.001,3663
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612246.28/cwt240.00–248.501,5074
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275309.94/cwt302.50–322.008524
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335319.38/cwt310.00–322.501,0704
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363350.80/cwt347.50–355.001,2737
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3387266.47/cwt255.00–290.001,0313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420315.24/cwt295.00–320.001,3245
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420257.44/cwt255.00–260.001,0813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450236.25/cwt222.50–250.001,0632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3491
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2961
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,3821
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515305.63/cwt303.00–308.001,57414
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517291.36/cwt283.00–294.501,50614
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569250.64/cwt250.00–252.501,4264
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4651
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6731
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5842
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3783204.94/cwt185.00–225.001,6052
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers14 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3383187.50/cwt187.50–187.507184
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 1-2443258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1434
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Large 1-2555213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1821
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2791
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Large 1-2623216.02/cwt210.00–224.001,3464
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Large 2-3650181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1772
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Large 1-2660215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4191
Beef/Dairy Steers700–750Large 1-2702215.33/cwt215.00–216.001,5126
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Large 2-3802213.50/cwt213.50–213.501,7127
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Large 1-2833203.55/cwt200.00–205.001,6967
Beef/Dairy Steers850–900Large 1-2871209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,8205
Beef/Dairy Steers950–1000Large 2-3977187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,8272
Beef/Dairy Steers950–1000Large 1-2990189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8711
Beef/Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 1-21,035198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,0497
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers250–300Large 2-3270190.00/cwt190.00–190.005131
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Medium 1-2331221.00/cwt221.00–221.007324
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Large 2-3337155.00/cwt155.00–155.005222
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Large 1-2342197.50/cwt197.50–197.506752
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Large 1-2559213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1917
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Large 2-3615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1073
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Large 1-2622212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3192
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Large 1-2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Beef/Dairy Heifers750–800Large 1-2784186.61/cwt185.00–193.001,4635
Beef/Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 1-2965181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,7472
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers21 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3281250.00/cwt250.00–250.0070316
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3324255.01/cwt232.00–276.0082648
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3386286.75/cwt274.00–322.501,10712
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3424255.02/cwt211.00–282.001,08161
Dairy Steers450–500Large 1-2457261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,1932
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3Value Added471303.49/cwt300.50–309.001,42942
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3483274.49/cwt252.00–300.001,32651
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3515260.26/cwt240.00–270.001,34057
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3581258.45/cwt209.00–293.001,502113
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3620243.57/cwt224.00–265.001,51055
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3670238.38/cwt214.50–243.501,59739
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3720208.12/cwt182.00–215.501,49835
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3779225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,75311
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3813203.54/cwt190.00–219.001,65524
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3892197.35/cwt183.00–197.751,76048
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3923190.45/cwt181.00–195.001,7583
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3988190.72/cwt189.00–191.001,88427
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,000195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9501
Dairy Steers1150–1200Large 31,185162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,9201
Dairy Steers1250–1300Large 31,261156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,9673
Dairy Steers1350–1400Large 31,365156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,1291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,744140.18/cwt120.00–150.002,44538
Bulls——1,873157.89/cwt151.00–162.002,9578
Bulls——2,355120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,8261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75585.00/cwt85.00–85.006421
Cows—Lean 85-90%98899.56/cwt95.00–104.009842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259131.08/cwt124.00–135.001,6504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273123.89/cwt98.00–140.501,57738
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,565123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,9251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,599133.15/cwt124.00–143.002,1295
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,853125.63/cwt120.00–131.002,3283
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3122,205.38/head1,425.00–2,600.002,2053
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3782,258.48/head1,925.00–2,575.002,2585
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,375.53/head1,274.00–1,550.001,3763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,785.00/head1,785.00–1,785.001,7851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,609.17/head1,525.00–1,675.001,6092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29451,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.